Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-04-01
He Is the Man Who Helped to Kill Had
dock and Turned States Evidence.
He Shows how ArenSdorf did the Shoot
lng-FitzSimonS Corroborated.
The Court Room Packed to oSuffocation.
Testimony of Other Witnesses.
THE HApD0CK CASE.


the court room held eager crowds. The
missing witness, Williamson, the hack
driver, who was called on Saturday and
found to have left town few hours be-
fore, was brought in and placed on the
| stand. he was captured at lie Mars,
twenty five miles east of here, SATURDAY..
only few questions were put to him,
| the prosecution evidently intending to
recall him. He subStantIated the testi-
| mony ot United States District ATTORNEY
| Murphy to having driven shat official
that evening from the depot TO his resi-.
dence, and TO having been stopped near
the scene of the murder by one of the
/ parties under indictment.
The calling of the next witness caused
| confusion and su6dued ordinations
from the large audience and long pent-up
| agony of suspense among the attending
multitude gave vent in satisfied looks
| and sighs.
THIS WITNESS WAS HARRY l.. 1EAvTTT,
| the man who took leading part in III.
conspiracy that lost Haddock his life and
| who turned states evidence Just in time
to be the first to announce the name of
the assassin. His evidence so far corrob-
crates the story of his confession. The
counsel for the defense are making Wig
orous efforts against this testimony and
resist each question put to him by the
state with ali manner OF objections.
They are generally ovcrruled and the
story OF the confession Is going into the
evidence IN gratifying order and
thoroughness.
Before Leavitt took the stand George
A. Lang and Simon Adelshein were ex
amlned. The former witness stood in
front of Junk's saloon as the crowd of
consplrators filed out He saId Il saw
hVe or SIX men standing in front OF
Junks. l was i'll the doorway. They
soon went away. The parties went west
and some of them had on rubber coats.
RECOGNIZED LEAvITr.
Three or four went III a bunch, and the
others followed. l then stepped Gut upon
the walk. 1t was about five minutes antil
l heard the shot.
SIMON ADELsHEIN TESTIFIED:
Saw Arensdorff in Haldenreid's the
night of August ,. | remember on the
evening of the Haddock murder that
saw Arensdorff at Haldt nreid's Hall about
O'Clock, the evening of the ID. | don't
remember who called the meeting to
order. presided. 1t was n meeting of
those engaged in selling liquors in the
city. There were no dates for these
meetings. There was present at this
meeting Henry Sherman, Fred Lerch,
Ed. ROssique, Fred Munchrath, Jr.. j. W.
Simonson and Henry Leavitt. l do not
know who called the meeting; it was not
the regular time for holding the meeting.
Nj. l.. Leavitt was appointed to the saloon
keepers union that evening. | don't re-
member who put the motion of his ad-
mlttance. No other business was trans
acted that | can remember.
LEAvITT's TESTIMONY
was as follows: | live in Chicago at the
present, but lived in Sioux City last Aug
ust. | came here in December, 1885.
then remained only few days but came
back in January and opened the Standard
theatre on Pearl street. | ran il till the
last Saturday night i'll May. / went over
on the first Monday or Tuesday in JEne.
| know Arensdorf, the defendant. | got
acquainted with him when | opened the
theatre. | had business with him in re
gard to furnishing me with beer. The
business amounted to some $50 TO $50
per week. He was engaged at the
Franz brewery. went east
in June and returned to Sioux City three
or four days before the Haddock muir
der. had been in Michigan for my wfe's
health and came back by way of Chica-
go, where stopped three or four days. l
went to work TO have the theatre building
rem odeled, preparatory to the opening on
August l6. Monday met Fred Munich
rath, Jr., about = O'Clock. / met Simon
son at the Chicago" Simonson said he
was going to get buggy and go around
and call
SPECIAL MEETING OF SALOON MEE.
Joined the saloon mems organization
at the suggestion of Simonson and that
was the first tine l heard of such an or
ganiZation. We drove about an hour.
L went to the shepherd" and from there
to the court house. There was fair siz-
ed audience, prominent among them
few women. l cart say whether / saw
Munchrath in the court room or not. The
injunction cases were in progress. /
went to a meeting in Haldenried's hall with
Dock Darlington about O'Clock. We
first went into the saloon and got
drink. and then went up
stairs. There were present Adelshein,
Trieber, Plath, COrmeny, Doc Darlington,
Simonson, Arensdorf, Munchrath, Resig-
non, myself and others. Adelshein pre-
sided. Arensdorf was present. Simon
son said it was called for the purpose of
making Doc Darlington and myself mem
bers of the association. / asked what il
cost to join and they said S25. / told
them to come up and get the money at
the opening of the theatre as l did
not have money that plight. Darlington
said he could not show over 50. / was
admitted. The meeting then adjourned.
- ~ Izy ftaI
to me. s'Arensdorf was in the back part
CT the room,' they said, "wait a few min
utes." l waited, so did Simonson, Trieber,
Plath, Arensdorf and some others. We
remained in the front room. One of the
party that remained | did not know.
George Trieber said he had succeeded in
getting
TWO DUTCHMKs TO WHIP BADDCcK AND
wALxER.
if they were paid for it. Arensdorf said
thers was 800 or $500 in treasury (Junk's
safe) and that ought TO be sufficient.
Nunchrsth asked if the door keeper at
my place wasn't good slugger. / told him
he had slugged one or two at my place.
His name was Dan MorarIty. Munich
rath said he owed him board bill and
he would go with me to the depot TO see
him, and that it would be q good excuse
20 broach him into the matter of ''doing |
up Had6ock. Arensdorf said that We
ought to blow or burn down HaJdock's |
and Turner's houses, and that the brewers |
had too much at stake to be downed by |
these damned s. of b-'s. We met |
Munchrath in front Of Nssh's drug store |
on Tuesday at I1:30 and went down TO |
the depot and saw Dan Morarity. He |
wss at the Milwaukee Il st. Paul |
yards. We both talked TO him in relation |
70 the matter brought up at the saloon |
keepers meeting. The conversation was |
in reference to whipping Haddock and |
Walker. He got paid for it. We said |
that we wanted them licked. Mora,ity |
said ne had good Job and he was not GO
ing to lick anybody. This was about IL /
O'Clock and
VIE OFFERED Elm 500.
think about O'Clock in the evening. / /
was in Cochran's gambling house OF
Fourth st. After leaving the Sioux City !
bank corner. / met Plafh, Trieber, Musch- |
rath, Peters and two other Germans whom |